NEWS

Comprehensive e-security, e-waste policies soon

Source: The Hindu, Chennai, Date: July , 2009

The State government will release a comprehensive e-security and e-waste
policies in the current financial year, according to Poongothai Aladi
Aruna, Information Technology Minister. The e-security policy would give
broad guidance and specific measures for information security across
government departments, she told the Assembly on Monday. Dr. Poongothai
said the e-waste policy was aimed at minimizing e-waste generation and
utilizing generated e-waste for beneficial purpose through reuse and
recycling. “This will ensure environmentally sound disposal of residual
waste.” “Mobile governance or M governance shall become an important
mode of service delivery offering online services to citizens and
business,” she said. She said a comprehensive e-governance policy
covering a wide range of issues such as technology type, architecture
and framework standards would be framed and issued next year. A help
desk would be set up in the ELCOT to provide answers to all queries of
IT units.